A new look for the California Sun

by Mike McPhateJun 04, 2018

Like pretty much every startup, the California Sun launched with a mix of sweat, borrowed money, and optimism.

We recently passed the six-month mark, and the response has been encouraging enough that we’re doubling down with a redesign of the newsletter and website. We've partnered with the makers of Proof, an editorial suite aimed at helping small publishers punch above their weight.

Among the changes:

A more eye-catching design, with updated fonts and graphic elements.

Streamlined code to power the email. That means it’s easier on your inbox and lets us, for example, include more and bigger photos.

Simpler sharing. Below each summary, you’ll see options to post the item on Facebook and Twitter, or grab a link that can be shared anywhere. (This will be deployed later after some kinks are ironed out.)

We’re committed to becoming the go-to hub for the best journalism in California, and we remain optimistic that we’ll get there.

That said, we need a much bigger audience. The Sun is a shoestring operation. So word-of-mouth is really the only way we’ll get there. If you’ve been liking the newsletter, please tell your friends about us.

Later this summer, we plan to roll out a membership drive that will be crucial to making the Sun a sustainable enterprise. Stay tuned!

For now, thanks so much to all of you who’ve already been spreading the word. It really means a lot.

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